Uses and Resignifications of Wichí and Spanish languages among Bilingual Undergraduate Youth (Salta, Argentina)

Authors

  • María Macarena Ossola Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades. Universidad Nacional de Salta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34096/cas.i47.3832

Keywords:

Indigenous people, Wichí youth, Languages usage, Schooling trajectories, University

Abstract

This paper presents the results of an anthropological investigation which analyzes the resignifications in the use of Wichí and Spanish language among a young group of Wichí people who are taking their university studies in the province of Salta (Argentina).  This study is based in the analysis of the school trajectories of the young Wichí people, reconstructed from in-depth interviews where their linguistic experiences in a formal education context are weighed. The relevance of this investigation is justified by the particular situation of the Wichí people: they have the lowest levels of schooling among the indigenous peoples of Argentina, and the ones who show the greatest vitality in the use of the indigenous language. In conclusion, it is remarkable that the strengthening of their skills in the written use of both languages is linked to the redefinition of their intra and inter-ethnic ties.

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Author Biography

  • María Macarena Ossola, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades. Universidad Nacional de Salta
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Published

2018-05-27

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Section

Dossier - Artículos Originales

How to Cite

Uses and Resignifications of Wichí and Spanish languages among Bilingual Undergraduate Youth (Salta, Argentina). (2018). Cuadernos De antropología Social, 47. https://doi.org/10.34096/cas.i47.3832